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Noble deeds that are concealed are most esteemed.

Noble deeds that are concealed are most esteemed.

Quote by Blaise Pascal about deeds

Noble acts and momentous events happen in the same way...

Noble acts and momentous events happen in the same way and produce the same impression as the ordinary facts.

Quote by Roberto Rossellini about opinion, events

Freedom is mainly the force Force to remove the influence of others, to remove the interest and instinct and to use your intelligence by yourself, in a noble way noble. Lived ideas

Quote by Mihail Sadoveanu about liberty, force, police, influence, intelligence, interest, instinct, use

By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest

Quote by Confucius about wisdom, experience

Fundamentally, the land was held in common and...

Fundamentally, the land was held in common and administered by a group of nobles called the alii on behalf of the common good.

Quote by Neil Abercrombie about common sense, good, good luck

Man creating his own destiny, man, however wearied with the long task of resistance, achieving some conscious community of aspiration, and dreaming of the perfection of himself: the poet whose lovely and noble art makes us a great symbol of that,...

Quote by Lascelles Abercrombie about aspiration, symbol, perfection, destiny, man, art, magic, poets, work

Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.

Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.

Quote by Aesop about feelings, gratitude

Father asked us what was God's noblest work. Anna said...

Father asked us what was God's noblest work. Anna said men, but I said babies. Men are often bad, but babies never are.

Quote by Louisa May Alcott about man, bad luck, bad, god, work

At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated...

At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst.

Quote by Aristotel about people, animals, justice, law, man

In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief; to the old they are a comfort and aid in their weakness, and those in the prime of life they incite to noble deeds.

Quote by Aristotel about friendship, deeds, weakness, poverty, life, old, olderness

To run away from trouble is a form of cowardice and, while it is true that the suicide braves death, he does it not for some noble object but to escape some ill.

Quote by Aristotel about cowardice, death

Learning should be a joy and full of excitement. It is life's greatest adventure; it is an illustrated excursion into the minds of the noble and the learned.

Quote by Taylor Caldwell about adventure, joy, life

A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself; and a mean man, by one lower than himself. The one produces aspiration; the other ambition, which is the way in which a vulgar man aspires.

Quote by Marcus Aurelius about aspiration, ambition, man, vulgarity, idea

The principles which men give to themselves end by...

The principles which men give to themselves end by overwhelming their noblest intentions.

Quote by Albert Camus about end, man

Let us not listen to those who think we ought to be angry with our enemies, and who believe this to be great and manly. Nothing is so praiseworthy, nothing so clearly shows a great and noble soul, as clemency and readiness to forgive.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero about enemies, nothing, soul

Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable than...

Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable than fidelity. Faithfulness and truth are the most sacred excellences and endowments of the human mind.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero about fidelity, nothing, truth, mind, human imperfections

The nobler a man is, the harder for him to suspect...

The nobler a man is, the harder for him to suspect baseness in others.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero about man

The nobler a man, the harder it is for him to suspect...

The nobler a man, the harder it is for him to suspect inferiority in others.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero about man

What nobler employment, or more valuable to the state, ...

What nobler employment, or more valuable to the state, than that of the man who instructs the rising generation?

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero about state, man

It is better by noble boldness to run the risk of being subject to half the evils we anticipate than to remain in cowardly listlessness for fear of what might happen.

Quote by Herodotus about risk, fear, being

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